Cost of living comparison
United States is 70.0% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in United States instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 50.5% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
United States
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.85
|
$18.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
$10.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 78.3% more for groceries
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.63
|
$3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
$3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.11
|
$5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$2.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$2.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.40
|
$65.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,767.67
|
$31,583.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.36
|
$17.81
|
|
pay 77.1% more for housing
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.67
|
$67.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€863.53
|
$1,655.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€702.52
|
$1,423.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.29
|
$148.34
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€436.69
|
$1,351.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,637.30
|
$22,265.44
|
|
pay 99.3% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$5.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$9.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.30
|
$50.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.53
|
$13.30
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.70
|
$50.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
$40.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.93
|
$85.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.98
|
$111.08
|
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